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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

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simple faith in His word, even those unlearned in<br />

the wisdom of the world may have this knowledge.<br />

To the humble, trusting soul the Lord reveals that<br />

all true knowledge leads heavenward.<br />

Mastering the Science<br />

There is a science of Christianity <strong>to</strong> be<br />

mastered--a science as much deeper, broader,<br />

higher, than any human science as the heavens are<br />

higher than the earth. The mind is <strong>to</strong> be disciplined,<br />

educated, trained; for men are <strong>to</strong> do service for<br />

God in ways that are not in harmony with inborn<br />

inclination. Often the training <strong>and</strong> education of a<br />

lifetime must be discarded, that one may become a<br />

learner in the school of Christ. The heart must be<br />

educated <strong>to</strong> become steadfast in God. Old <strong>and</strong><br />

young are <strong>to</strong> form habits of thought that will enable<br />

them <strong>to</strong> resist temptation. They must learn <strong>to</strong> look<br />

upward. The principles of the word of God--<br />

principles that are as high as heaven <strong>and</strong> that<br />

compass eternity--are <strong>to</strong> be unders<strong>to</strong>od in their<br />

bearing on the daily life. Every act, every word,<br />

every thought, is <strong>to</strong> be in accord with these<br />

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